Legal news and management tips for emerging and mid-sized businesses.

Month: March 2012

This is the fourth and final post in a series about building a better website. The first post focused on setting goals for your site, the second focused on site planning, and the third covered design. This post focuses on quality control. The series was sparked by an article that I posted on my… Continue reading M&M Monday: Build a Better Website-Quality Control

I recently read a summary of Texas court cases involving limited liability companies (LLCs) and based on that information, I thought I’d pass along three things for LLC members to keep in mind: 1) Always present and represent your company and your relationship to your company correctly. Incorrectly referring to your company may expose you… Continue reading TexLawThursday: Lessons for LLCs from Texas Court Opinions

This is the third in a series of four posts about building a better website. The first post focused on setting goals for your site, the second focused on site planning. This post focuses on design. The last post will cover quality control. The series was sparked by an article that I posted on my… Continue reading M&M Monday: Build a Better Website – Design

Coffee is the second largest consumed beverage after water.1 Fifty-four percent of Americans drink coffee everyday; eighty-six of the daily coffee drinkers drank coffee at home yesterday.2 Kelvin Foster and his wife, both daily coffee drinkers, used to spend a small fortune on their daily coffee habit. Recognizing an opportunity, Kelvin became an independent distributor… Continue reading Entrepreview! Kelvin Foster Wakes Up To Direct Sales With Organo Gold

This is the second in a series of four posts on building a better website. The first post focused on setting goals for your site. Subsequent posts will cover design and quality control. The series was sparked by an article that I posted on my Facebook page that advised businesses to reevaluate their e-commerce efforts,… Continue reading M&M Monday: Build a Better Website-Planning

The EEOC recently released its strategic plan for 2012-2016. The plan identifies three main objectives and identifies fourteen performance measures to measure its progress towards the outcome goals associated with those objectives. The EEOC’s second strategic objective, to prevent employment discrimination through education and outreach, includes an outcome (goal II.B) related to better serving small… Continue reading TexLawThursday: Employment Law Help for Small/New Businesses

Recently, on my Facebook page, I posted an article that advised businesses to reevaluate their e-commerce efforts. The article also recommended avoiding the “do it yourself” approach to website design. While I agree with some of the advice in the column, I’m not sure that its necessary to avoid the DIY approach—especially if you’re tech… Continue reading M&M Monday: Build a Better Website-Setting Goals